Harrogate Town 2 Morecambe 1: Shrimps' Papa Johns Trophy progress despite defeat
The youngster chalked up his first senior goal for the club, making the most of a defensive slip to score from close range.
Morecambe almost doubled their advantage eight minutes later when Kieran Phillips was played in on goal but failed to find the target with his chip.on 14 minutes but, after a sluggish start, the hosts finally came into proceedings.Tyler Frost fired well wide before Finn O’Boyle levelled the scores with the half-hour mark approaching.
Morecambe had a good chance to regain the lead on 32 minutes but, after rounding Oxley, Phillips could only find the side netting.Sam Folarin should have put them ahead on 68 minutes, but fired over from eight yards, before O’Boyle’s effort was superbly blocked by Anthony O’Connor.Phillips wasted two more good opportunities for the Shrimps, including a close-range header against the crossbar with an empty goal in front of him.
Mayor was the next to miss the target when he blazed over from the left-hand side of the box as the game looked set for penalties. However, the Shrimps were made to pay for their poor finishing when some shocking defending from a corner allowed Welch-Hayes to head past Adam Smith and win the game.Oxley, Welch-Hayes, Thomson, Folarin , Richards, Austerfield, Frost, Ferguson, Horbury , Daly, O’Boyle. Subs not used: Jameson, Falkingham, Grant, McArdle.Smith, Gibson, Delaney , Connolly , Gnahoua, Weir , McLoughlin Cooney, O’Connor, Phillips, Mayor. Subs not used: Ripley, Rawson.
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